clansman

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Recent Examples of clansman Then again, Christopher Lambert doesn't exactly sell his lead role as a Scottish clansman. Clark Collis, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2020 When one of Shade’s clansmen sleeps with a woman from another tribe, Shade is called upon to avenge the curse this affair will wreak on his people. Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2019 Thousands of spectators attend the yearly event where clansmen test each other’s prowess in various competitions, including bagpiping, drumming, highland dancing and sheep dog trials. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019 About 10,000 people gather for the event, in which clansmen compete in various competitions, including bagpiping, drumming, highland dancing, athletics and sheep dog trials. Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2018 The design, which depicts two giants, the Taku River, clansmen, a bear holding a shield, the sun, a wolf and more, is starting to take shape. Alex McCarthy, The Seattle Times, 16 Dec. 2017 But unbeknownst to Claire, Jamie did in fact survive the Battle of Culloden while most of his Highlander clansmen did not. Sydney Bucksbaum, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2017 By marshaling the support of fellow clansmen and other donors, the project drew support from as far away as the United States and Britain, providing crucial food and water to nearly 1,000 families. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clansman
Noun
  • But the chief’s kinsmen failed to honor his request.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Compared to Joshua Thompson and his kinsmen, the McAlberts of Canton were mere liegemen in the local hackerama.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Owsley Brown Frazier, a fourth-generation descendant of George Garvin Brown, alone raised more than $500 million in his lifetime.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Haimi was a third generation descendant of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's founders and a fourth-generation resident, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Think about our offspring, our kids.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Stop being a people-pleaser, particularly where your offspring is concerned.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The body awaits autopsy and notification of relatives.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Yolo County coroner’s officials were called to the scene and will release the name of the SUV driver after notifying relatives.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Peete ‘forever changed my life’ That question haunts Peete’s progeny.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Not many entertainment studios can say they’re successively owned by a media company, a dialup power player, a media company again, a telecom megalith, a cable giant and a software scion.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The police were alerted by Jeremy Bamber, the twenty-four-year-old scion of a local farming dynasty, whose parents, June and Nevill, occupied the estate.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Clansman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clansman. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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